Safety pocket



Nov. 15, 1927.

(I. R. WOOD SAFETY POCKET Filed Sept. 8, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1g'n'vwntot Nov. 15, 1927.

C. R. WOOD SAFETY POCKET Filed Sept. 8, 1926 2 sheets-Sheet 2 3mm aRWw dPatented Nov. 15,1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CHARLES R. woon, or nnirnorn MICH GAN.

' SAFETY Application filed September 8,1926. Serial 1102134330 much morereadily assembled and a great amount of-material ordinarily wasted inthe cutting of the garment is saved.

A further and more specific object' o'f the invention istoprovide' in afront or swinging. pocket construction, wherein the entrance opening tothe pocket is slanting, a construction such that the material ordinarilyremoved to properly position the slanting opening of the pocketisemployed in the formation of a lock, preventing loss of the contents ofthe pocket.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustrat ion is showna preferred embodiment'of my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a sideelevation of the upper portion of the leg of a garment embodying apocket construct-ed in accordance with my invention; a

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of the upper portion of afront leg section illustrating the manner in which the flap 25 isproduced Figure 3 is an inside elevation partially broken away of apocket showing the flap after the operation of securing the pocketthereto has been completed;

Figure 4t is a" similar view of the pocket with the facing piece inposition;

Figure 5 is section on the line 5 5 of Figure 3; i

Figure 6 is a section on the line 66 of Figure 4:;

Figure 7 is a sectionon the line 7-7 of Figure 4;

Figure 8 is a plan of the blank from which the" pocket is formed; a

Figure 9 is a view showing a modified manner of connecting the loweredges of the flap and facing piece to the front wall of the pocket.

Referring now more particularly to the ch"aWhigs the numeral 10designates the leg section of trousers or overalls having atop edge 11and asideedge 12 substantially perpendicularly related with relation toone another. At the junction of these edges in the formation of thegarment, a pocket opening; 18 formed and where this pocket opening isslanting and arranged upon the line substantially indicated bytliedotted line 13 of Figure 2, the material isusually cut away upon aline substantially indicatedby the dotted line 14, with the' result thata triangular piece of material lying outwardly of the dotted line" 14and too small to beef any use in the constructionof the garmentbecomeswaste and represents so much loss to the manufacturer.

In accordance with my invention, where the pocket opening is tobelocatedupon the line 13. I cut awaythe corner formed by theperpendicularly related edges 11 and 12 upon a line 15 well spaced fromthe line 13,

so that a very small waste sect-ion 16 is formedl From the edges 11 and12,1 form perpendicularly disposed slits or notches 1-7 intersecting theline 13' substantially at the lines 18 and '19 which represent lines ofstitching by which the edges 11 and 12 of the sections 10 are eventuallysecured to the waist-bandand back leg section of the complete garment.The pocket blank 20 is ori inally in the form of a rectangle, thetwolower corners 21of which are rounded'and one upper corner of whichlscutaway at the angle'of the pocket openingr as indi-' cated at 22.This blank is folded centrally between itsside edges upon a line 23 andthe lower edges thereof stitched to one another.

as indicated at 2 1. The material orfiap 25 lying outwardly of the line18 between the inner ends of the notches 17 is then suitably finished atits free edge by reverting and stitching the same, as indicatedat 26',and

then folded back uponthe line- 13. The edge 22 of the outer wall 27ofthe pocket blank is then insertedbetween the 25 and the wall of thegarment proper and a double row of stitchinggenerally indicated at 28.employed to connect the pocket in the proper position. A flap is thusprovided eX- tending between the inner and outer walls of the pocket andconsisting of a continuation of the outer wall. of the garment.

A substantially triangular facing piece 29 of the same material as thegarment wall is y from this rectangular corner a, distance greater thanthe distance between the line 13 and the point whiclrwould be formed bythe intersection of thdedgesgl'l hnd 12- of the garment wall; This pieceof material I p "intersects the bottom 40 of the pocket 1n rectangularcorner provide continuations of then placed, so that the sides formingthe the sides 11 and 12 and the inner edge 31 thereof is arrangedbetween the walls of the pocket. At points adjacentthe upper and lowerends ofthe'slantingedge 32, thispiece .is secured-to the -garment wall,the outer wall fl'l'of thepoclret and the flap by her teachings 34andfy; which definethe upper and loweredgesotthe pocket opening.

Belowithelower bar tacking 35, the piece -29 is further securedby'stitching 36 fol-l lowingfthe stitchings 28 by means of which thepocketis secured between the outer wall ot-thegarment andthmflap 25. Theflap 25 anclgxthe portion of the piece29 lying 1nwardly of the edge 32are then secured together -alongithe upper edge. of the flap. 25

by stitching 37 and a second row of stitching 38 is extended from thebar tacking 35 inwardly and downwardly across the flap 25 and i theinwardly; 6 extending portion of the ,piece 29, this row ofstitchinglikewiseextending through the front wall of the pocket, so thatattheirlower ends, the flap and inwardly extendingportionoit the piece129, are secured not-only to oneanother, but i to the front pocket wallg-,This procedure produces a fabric tuhe extending into the pocket fromthe?pocket opening, the lower end ofthis tube being connected to thefront wall of the pocket and-the upper. end of the tube free to separate:flOlll this wall. This results in articles which are introduced throughthe tuber 1f the garment be lnrerted,

being directed. by -the stitching or connection of theilower end ot' thetube with the wfront poclretwalL- to one side of thejtnhe,

withtheresult thatthe contents do not escape from the pocket, but areheld therein.

a At the same time the amount of fahrioemh ployedinithe construction ofthe garment is only slightly greater than that ordinarily employetl anda: considerable amount of- ,waste avoidedq It is pointed out thatwhereuthe!flapjQfit is not employed inthe gconstruction of the-lock, itwould he necessary to substitute for this flap, if an efficientpocket-is to he produced; cl sail cloth or 1 pocket material flap whichWouldwnot have the stifiiness or wearing qualities of the material usedint-he "formation of the garment and which would, whenthe pocket had anya tendency whatever to stand open; present an upsightly appearance, thusdetracting from the value of the garment, particularly when t employedin trousers. a

Attention isturtherdirected to the fact thatthe hand may he introducedto the hottom of the pocket through the tube without any"-unnccessaryhendingor flexinnniuovw ments thereof, thus enabling ready access tothearticles wh en it is desired to IGIIitJVU thcmjduetothe fact that acllnelJlHGCtllltI the angle between the stitchings 37 and 3t;

stead of the sidewall ell thereof, as in all prior constructions withwhich I am faniil'iar; Inthe fornrshown in Figure 9, the stitching 38 isdispensed "with an da row of stitching 39 employed for colmcctingithefacing piece 29 to the front wall of the pocket; ployed, bar tacking 40is used to connect the lower corner oftheflap 25 to the front wall,

scrihethom sewing operation is unnecessary thisfirst describedconstruction is preferredu vention, I do not limit myself to such spe"eific structure except as hereinafterclaimed. Iclaim: t

;1. Incomhination with a pocket having an opening, two pieceslofmaterial crtend- :ing into the pocketat the opening and havingtheirinner edges spaced transversely of the pocket from the pocket openingsaid piccesof material being free tromconncc tion with one anotheratthepocket opening, stitching connecting said pieces of lTlitternxl toone another and extending inwardly from the upper edge of the pocketopening'fwhile leaving said pieces tree from the -wallsof the pocket,thlc lower ends at said pieces being secured to one wall of thepoclretat the lowercud of the pocket opening.

Q. In a'safet pocketconstruction for gun n'lents{LlKl"1T!,COlIllilmfltlOl] with the frontleg section of a garment, apocket supported thereby, the pocket opening" heing at an 2111-" ale tothe topand side edges of the leg sec ftion the material of the legsectionlbetween the junction of the eide andftop edges of ithelegsection and thepoclictopening being folded into thepocltetundubcingsaecured to the front wall of the a pocket at its lower end and. freealong its inner edge to provideja lock flap. a l a a a 3 In a safetypocket construction for garmentsand in comhinationwitli the front legsection of a garment, a pocket supported thereby, the pocket openingbeing at an an gle to the top and side edges of the leg section, thematerial "of the leg section between the junction of 'the side and topedges of the leg section andthe pocket openinglacing folded into thepocket to provide a lock Hath the flap' heing secured to the front wallof the pocket atits lower end; and 1 piece of material having a portionextending into the Where this construction a is e1n- 1 .Since, hyi ltheconstruction previously dellll pocket from the opening and forming asecthe pocket by stitching extending into the 0nd lock flap, said secondlook flap at the pocket from the opening and across the upper edge ofthe pocket opening beingselower end ofthe first named look flap. W curedto the first named lock flap by stitch- In testimony whereof I hereuntoaflix my in BXilBl'ldiDg into the pocket from the opensignature.

ing and at the lower edge of the pocket opening being secured to thefront Wall of CHARLES R. WVOOD.

